Highway to London 2012!
Belize
Did you know- Right after its independence, on September 21, 1981, British Honduras grew to become Belize and has competed in the intercontinental functions -for illustration Olympics, Entire world Championships, Earth University Online games, Pan American Game titles and Central American and Caribbean Video games- under that title. Like quite a few international locations and dependencies of the planet, this English-speaking country, found in Central America, has not gained an Olympic medal.
Boxing
Did you know- By 1983, Belize’s Olympic Committee sent a few boxers to the Pan American Online games in Caracas, Venezuela. These athletes have been Norman Gabourel, Ashley Rivers, and Clarence Slusher. On the other hand, none of them gained Pan American medals.
Munich 1972
Did you know- By the early 1970s, British Honduras -modern day-day Belize-sent a team of two athletes to Munich (West Germany) to compete in the Summertime Olympic Game titles. The Olympic delegation contend in athletics and taking pictures.
Olympic Online games
Did you know- Involving July 28 and August 12, 1984, Belize, Britain’s last colony in Latin America, sent a workforce of 11 athletes, none of them women of all ages, to the Summer time Olympic Online games in Los Angeles (California, United states of america). The athletes competed in boxing (1), cycling (6), and tack & area (4). Like a lot of Latin American nations, Belize did not gain medals in Los Angeles.
Panama 1970
Did you know- For the very first time, British Honduras, alongside one another with Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), despatched athletes to the Central American and Caribbean Online games in Panama City in 1970.
Softball
Did you know- Like in the United States of America and Canada, softball is 1 of the most well-known sports in Belize, a democratic modern society since 1981. The countrywide crew received the gold medal in women’s softball at the 1974 Central American & Caribbean Game titles in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). This English-talking nation earned the gold medal at the expense of Puerto Rico and the Netherlands Antilles. Subsequently, the country gained the bronze medal at the VIII Pan American Video games in San Juan de Puerto Rico -the first medal in the historical past of Belizean sport– and the silver medal in the 1982 Central American & Caribbean Game titles in Havana (Cuba). In Puerto Rico, Belize defeated the United States, one of the world’s most highly regarded teams. In the pursuing 12 months, in 1983, in Caracas (Venezuela), Belize also gained a Pan American bronze medal. Nevertheless, the nationwide staff did not qualify to the Olympics Summer season.
Winnipeg 1967
Did you know- Between July 24 and August 6, 1967British Honduras manufactured its continental debut in the Pan American Online games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
